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But Labour MP Ian Lavery said: “The real reason people are going to food banks in record numbers is because the Tories have slashed public sector jobs and living standards over the last seven years, plunging more families into poverty and homelessness.

“This kind of comment shows Jacob Rees-Mogg really is the dictionary definition of an out-of-touch Tory.”

Scottish Labour’s Glasgow North East MP Paul Sweeney added: “These are disgraceful comments. Failed Tory austerity has driven thousands to food banks and has caused misery across Scotland and the UK.”

And SNP MP Neil Gray said: “I supported a food bank collection drive in Airdrie and I’d be more than happy to welcome Jacob Rees-Mogg to the food banks in my area to show him how the Tory choices he has supported have impacted some of the people I represent in such a devastating way.”

Last week, Rees-Mogg was blasted for saying he was against abortion even in cases of rape.

The devout Catholic, one of the richest MPs in Parliament, said “life begins at the point of conception”.